Thursday, September 27, 2012

For the past two months I have been working, along with others, to stop a rodeo coming the Hurstville area. We ended up front page on the Leader yesterday and page nine. The rodeo people are getting their people to vote on the poll. Can you please get your lists to help us? If we win this it will be a wake up call for other councils who are watching to see what happens. It will be a win for animals in general. Please help us if you can.

PARIS — The French Constitutional Council has upheld the right to host bullfights in parts of France. It rejected a legal challenge by two animal rights groups against a practice that advocates say is part of some regions' cultural heritage.
Opponents had sought to ban bullfighting based on France's criminal code that forbids cruelty to animals. But the legal text also allows for exceptions in the case where such events can be shown to be part of local tradition.

MOSCOW — Vera Lesovets held up photographs of her dog, Yasha, a spunky 5-year-old corgi, nipping playfully at the heels of a German shepherd twice her size.
But Yasha's life was cut short this week: After snacking on something in a Moscow park, she fell into a seizure at Lesovets' apartment and began foaming at the mouth. The family rushed her to a nearby animal clinic, where the veterinarian said this was the sixth case he had seen that week, and there was nothing he could do.
On Friday police opened a criminal investigation into what they suspect are poisonings by dog killers. Cruelty to animals is common in Russia and animal protection laws are rarely enforced, but reports of as many as 70 dead dogs this week have spurred the police to take action.

Two biggest cargo carriers affirm that they will not ship mammals and non-human primates, as activist pressure mounts to stop research-animal airlifts.

For researchers who rely on lab animals shipped from distant sources, and for the companies that breed them, the options are narrowing again. This week, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) will announce that it has obtained written assurances from the world’s two largest air-cargo carriers, FedEx and UPS, that they will not transport mammals for laboratory use. UPS says that it is also planning to further “restrict” an exemption that allows the transport of amphibians, fish, insects and other non-mammals.

Vote - PETA Is Protesting the New Show 'Animal Practice': Whose Side Are You On?(online poll regarding use of animals in entertainment (we are losing))NBC is about to start airing a new show called Animal Practice which will feature regular appearances by animals, including a capuchin monkey named Crystal who will be forced to appear in every episode. Please cast a vote against this terrible show. The pro-exploitation side is winning by a lot right now.

We need you to take another moment aside to send an important email to our politicians letting them know how you feel about animal suffering on Irish fur farms and we've made it easy for you to do so – no crazy filling in of various forms and sections! You just log onto www.banfurfarms.ie and write your polite email, fill in your name and address, click send and your email goes off to 160 Irish politicians letting them know how you feel about animal abuse and their reluctance to do anything to prohibit it.

IN THIS BRAZILIAN 6O BEAGLE LAGER ARE LOCKED WAITING TO BE KILLED AND OTHER SPECIES YOU DO NOT KNOW THE NUMBER ... THESE PHOTOS TAKEN BY THE ACTIVIST. THAT HAS CHANGED IN THE MEANTIME PART OF ITS WEB REMOVING REFERENCE TO THE EXPERIMENTS ON DOGS AND HAS TRIED TO REFER AN IMAGE IN THE MEDIA WITH THE USUAL LIES AND EXCUSES (confirmation needed)

Against the killing of foxesA provincial act 187, in Reggio Emilia, foresees the killing of foxes until 31 January. For the slaughter are used traps - boxes in which the poor animals are attracted to pieces of meat, once imprisoned, foxes and agony in a matter of 24 hours are finished with a shot. Dogs (the hunter uses, as long as the come in handy) then eventually tear to pieces foxes and little foxes. This is happening in my "rich", "civilized" and "friendly" Reggio Emilia (confirmation needed)

HUNTING THE HUNTERTHIS
INITIATIVE IN THE DIRECTION OF "DO NOT STAY SHUT UP" BUT THE EMERGENCE
OF THE PHENOMENON OF SUBMERGED STILL TOO ARROGANT OF HUNTERS,
LAWLESSNESS IN WHICH THEY OPERATE AND THE DANGER WHICH ARE FOR THOSE WHO LIVES, WORK AND GOING IN THE LOCAL AREAS OF HUNTING (confirmation needed)

We require: increased penalties for arsonists in case of recurrence must be repeated and if the culprit is an immigrant is executed forced repatriation, the above discounts in his country of origin, the penalty established.
We require: greater control of sensitive forest areas during the warm months of the year, implementing protection through collaboration with institutions of local voluntary associations, which must be approved of economic funds to purchase the necessary means to 'work. (confirmation needed)

Ducks are the third most farmed animal for meat in the UK but sadly millions are kept in unacceptable conditions. Watch the story of Jennifer, a typical farmed duck - then do your bit by taking action below to make sure supermarkets "Don't duck the issue".

Demand fast food go cage-free.Fast food restaurant chains serve what customers demand. The more people that ask for cage-free eggs - the more likely these businesses will make the switch to humane options. (AU)